TCS Family,

As I write this message, I am preparing for a second day of service with our 8th grade students, teachers and parents in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. This group of dedicated Christian leaders chose to be servants for their end-of-year trip and I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve alongside them. We arrived on Monday with the plan to work together on a short term mission project at Mission Emanuel.

This DR mission trip is a wonderful way for our 8th graders to culminate their TCS journey that has been based on scholarship, service and leadership. I am so impressed with how our students are demonstrating this vision through their work this week. It was encouraging to serve with them as we passed buckets of concrete up and down a steep hill to complete the bond beam on a home under construction. Our students enjoyed their work, grew together and made great connections with young children who live in the neighborhood we are serving.

Today, we began our morning with breakfast followed with worship time. Our students will visit 8th grade students at a nearby mission school and then begin their work day laying concrete block at a different work site. We will end our day in worship at a mission church.

Please pray for our group as we grow and serve together this week. Please pray for travel mercies. I look forward to sharing stories with you next week when we return.

Welcome New TCS Families!

All parents new to The Christ School for the 2012 - 2013 school year, and their Helping PAWS parents, are invited to the New Parent Breakfast and program on Friday, May 18, immediately after morning chapel. Our new parents will meet their TCS ambassador parents and enjoy breakfast. A TCS uniform fashion show will be presented by our current students and a panel of current parents will help answer questions from our new parents. The event will run from 8:45 am - 10:00 am in the King Parlor. Take advantage of our used uniform sale which will run from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm in Allen Hall, room 219.

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

TCS returns to the South Orange/Michigan Chick-fil-A for another fun Spirit Night.  Join TCS families, friends and neighbors on Tuesday, May 22, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. The last time TCS hosted a Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, we rocked the attendance records!  Let's bring The Pride again. Have dinner with your buds and celebrate with a piece of cake. Be sure to say you are with TCS when you order.  Drive-thru or order in, it all benefits TCS!

"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."   

1 Corinthians 12:27

Attention ALL TCS Volunteers

Please save the date for the 

2011-2012 Volunteer Chapel

Friday, May 25, 2012

8:15 a.m.; FPCO Sanctuary

Reception in your honor will immediately follow the Chapel program.  We hope to see you there!   

All children who have completed 1st - 5th grades are invited to attend Camp Geneva, a "spend the night" camp, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church Orlando, First Presbyterian Church Deland and First Presbyterian Church Maitland.  Campers do not have to be a member of a church to participate.

Superheroes of the Bible

June 10-14

 Fruitland Park, FL

$325 per camper

For more information, please contact Susie Dunlap at 407-423-3441 or download your application. 

Middle School Athletes

Soccer

Check out the next game times at Trotters Park.

Saturday, May 12

1st grade Boys - 11:00 am Field #6

1st grade Girls - 9:00 am Field #3

4th grade Girls - 11:00 am Field #7

Swimming 

Practice: Friday, May 11, 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm; Lake Highland Prep.

Meet: Monday, May 14; warm-ups start at 5:30 pm and Meet time is 6:00 pm; Lake Highland Prep.

Volleyball

Middle School Volleyball Clinic (5th - 7th grade girls)

May 29, 30, 31

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Middle School Volleyball Try-outs

June 1

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Please check RenWeb for all athletic contests, announcements, forms and information.  Forms and information fliers can be found under Resource Documents.  For all athletic questions please contact Coach Wiborg.